Improvement in carriage-tops



PATENT OFFICE.

W'AYNE I. PEOK, OF OARTHAGE, NEW YORK.

IMPROVEMENT IN CARRIAGE-TOPS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 141,377, dated July 29,1873 application filed May 5, 1873.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WAYNE I. Pack, of Carthage, Jefferson county, andState of New York, have invented a new and useful Improvement inCarriage or Wagon Seats and Top and I hereby declare the following is afull, clear, and exact description of the same, reference being had tothe acccompanying drawing, with letters of reference marked thereon,forming a part of this specification.

My improvement consists in a carriage or wagon seat, as constructed andarranged in combination with a frame for the support and adjustment of atop as a weather-protector, as the seat may be used with or without saidtop. It consists, first, of an ordinary box-seat, provided with hingesin front, so that the seat proper may be lifted without disconnecting itfrom its frame, it being held up by a metallic are, provided with anotch which engages a staple from the under side of said seat. Thesecond part of my device consists of a metallic frame, pro- ,vided withproper bolts and nuts to receive and hold a folding top, the same beingapplied to the first part of my device when it is desirable to have acover in inclement weather. This attachment, forming the second part ofmy invention, is provided with a means by which it may be thrown halfback at will of the driver, the mechanism of which will be fullydescribed hereafter.

Figure 1 is a transverse sectional view 011 line 0000 of Fig. 2. Fig. 2is a plan or view from below to show the mechanism under the seat. Fig.3 is a side elevation, with part of box broken away and seat liftedpreparatory to introducing the top frame into its place.

Similar letters of reference denote like parts in all the figures.

A is the seat, and B the box supporting the same. J ournalboxes c 0 areformed on the ends of the seat-box to receive and form proper bearingsfor the bar D, which' connects and forms a part of the frame for thecover-top. Gaps a a are attached to the end of the seat A, which fitsnugly over the journal boxes 0, and are intended to hold the bar D inposition.

The metallic notched are or hook bis attached, by a staple, to the frontstrip of the seat. It is provided with one or more notches, which catchon the staple 0 attached to the bottom of the seat when the same islifted to receive the frame for the'top. The seat is hinged to the frontstrip with suitable hinges to prevent it from sliding from the box whenit is lifted. The top-frame connectingbar D has attached to it, oneither side, arms or dogs I, which project downward, and enter a spaceor socket formed between the stops (1 and the ends of top levers F F.The levers F F are connected, by a hand-bar, G, and have their fulcrumsin the socket-frames H. Strapsprings f are secured to the sides ofsocket-frames, and bear against the top levers F F to hold them againstthe dogs I when the top frame is to be held upright;

When the frame is to be thrown back the person occupying the seat hasbut to lay hold of the bar and lift it to release the dogs I, and allowthe top to fall back of its own weight, or, if necessary, with a slightpressure against the back.

The seat proper is provided with flaring pieces, which form a back andarms conducive to the comfort of the person driving. The top frames areconnected by a cushion, K, which forms a com pleteback-rest. The frameis also provided with bolts t' t 2' z'to secure the bows of thecarriage-top.

What I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. The hinged seat A, having the notched are or hook I) and staple c,for the purpose of holding the seat up while bringing the frame E inposition, as set forth.

2. The carriage-top frame composed of the sides and cushion-back K,connecting bar D, with dogs I, as described, and for the purpose setforth.

3. The top frame E, bar D, journal-boxes a 0, arms or dogs I,socket-frames H, levers F F with hand-bar G, and springs f, all combinedand arranged as described, and for the purpose set forth.

WAYNE ISAAC PEOK.

Witnesses: J. B. EMMEs,

MARK A. Pack.

